Edgar Allen Poe most commonly known for his short stories, poems, and descriptive language in is writings, also wrote the story of "Cask of Amontillado". Mr. Poe uses several different descriptive words to set the tone for his story. From the very beginning of the story we know that it will be an eerie, sadistic, vengeful story. Mr. Poe speaks of revenge against a drunken jester who hurt his pride and humiliated his narrator. The first tone of this story is eerie revenge. The narrator speaks of a friend who has just hurt his pride and humiliated him in front a large crowd. Fortunato is the name of the drunken jester who is to blame for his public humiliation. The Narrator wants sweet revenge from his friend. At first there is nothing that is specific of what time of revenge he would like to have just that there will be something committed or done. Fortunato and the narrator find themselves in a carnival enjoying the warmth of the evening. The night takes a warm tune when the narrator describes his happiness to find his friend Fortunato. He confuses the audience almost immediately. As an audience we are a bit surprised that he would be so excited to find the man that humiliated him. To our further confusion the narrator offers Fortunato an expensive rare liquor. …show more content…
The narrator describes asking Fortunato for his opinion regarding the expensive wine. Later Mr.
Poe describes in his story the sadistic lure of the narrator. The narrator quickly gets Fortunato to speak of nothing but the expensive bottle of liquor, slowly pushing him to continue drinking making drunker and drunker. The narrator leads Fortunato to the some Catacombs where he claims to hold his collections of alcohols. The mystery comes with not knowing who the narrator is and why he wants to take Fortunato to the catacombs. Fortunato is an unsuspecting fool being lead to his untimely death. The narrator sadistically planned to lure him during a carnival because he knew no one would look for either of them for the evening. That is the most sadistically, brilliant way to get away with
murder. As Fortunato and the narrator reach the catacombs Fortunato is completely drunk and easily coaxed into being chained into a hole in one of the catacombs. Things go from merriment to the harsh realization that he will certainly die very soon. Fortunato knows he has now been chained and that he is being buried alive. In his jester outfit he will die a fool. The narrator is getting the last laugh. The whole moments that follow are completely morbid. The jester finally reveals the narrator's name; Montresor! Montresor shows no sign of halting or remorse for his actions. Mr. Poe uses the final monologue to set the most dire tone of mortality, death, and revenge. Montresor calls out for Fortunato but he never responds with words. Just before the final brick is placed Fortunato jingles his bells from his jester's outfit. Edgar Allen Poe uses very descriptive words to set the moods for his story. The words revenge, humiliation, and trickery are used to describe what Montresor feels and has planned. Montresor describes his actions of crime and deceit of a friend 50 years after he has committed the heinous crime. As an old man he recalls a bad thing that he had done to save his honor and pride never understanding that he lost his humanity.
Poe, Edgar A. "Short Stories: The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe." Short Stories: The
In the ten years following 1836, Edgar Allan Poe established himself as a short story writer, writing the well known stories “The Tell-Tale Heart” in 1843 and “The Cask of Amontillado” in 1846. As dark as his nature was, the two stories were equally dark, one about a man killing an elderly man with a creepy eye, and the other about a rich dude killing someone who insulted him. As both of the tales possess main elements of murder and death, both of them also have elements that link the stories even more such as their protagonists, character motivations, and resolutions.
With a premeditated motive to commit such an act, the culprit, Montressor, thinks, constructs and orchestrates a presumed murder against his insulter, Fortunado. “Poe begins by describing, in characteristically precise and logical detail, Montresor’s (and Poe’s) idea of perfect revenge. At the same time, he needed to end his story by telling how his revenge had affected him. When Fortunatosays, “For the love of god, Montresor!” and Montresor repeats, “Yes, for the love of God,” Poe is indicating that Montresor is already experiencing the closure he sought”(Delaney 39) Unbeknownst why he wants retribution, or what it is that his victim has done to compel Montressor to kill him. What is given is a recount of the night under discussion.
In "The Cask of Amontillado," Edgar Allan Poe uses several different artistic choices in the construction of the story. He manipulates the story to be the way he wants it to be by using the point of view of the narrator, the setting, and a common monotonous sentiment throughout. Poe is successful in maintaining a "spirit of perverseness" that is prevalent in most of his works.
The Cask of Amontillado is considered to be one of the best short stories. Written by Edgar Allan Poe in first person and having all the main events as a three hundred page fiction book, The Cask of Amontillado is a complete novel. This short story has several themes which function from the first page of the story such as: suspense, fear, and revenge.
“The Cask of Amontillado” is a dark piece, much like other works of Edgar Allan Poe, and features the classic unreliable narrator, identified by himself only as Montresor. This sinister central character is a cold ruthless killer that is particularly fearsome because he views murder as a necessity and kills without remorse. Montresor is a character who personifies wickedness. Poe uses this character and his morally wrong thoughts and actions to help the reader identify with aspects of the extreme personage, allowing them to examine the less savory aspects of their own. The character of Montresor detailing the glorious murder he committed is a means of communicating to the reader that vengeance and pride are moral motivators that lead to treacherous deeds and dark thoughts.
Edgar Allen Poe’s gruesomely fascinating tale of vengeance and murder, “The Cask of Amontillado”, achieves its effect only through its usage of the first person point of view. This unusual perspective enables the reader to view the characters and conflicts through the eyes of the narrator, as he first discusses and justifies, and eventually, carries out his plans for the ruthless murder of his friend. The eerie tone and disorienting and materialistically-related setting of the story contribute to its theme of defending one’s honor and name and avenging all wrongdoings, even something so small as an insult.
The Cask of Amontillado is centered entirely upon revenge and vengeance. This conflict between the narrator and Fortunato explores his past decision to kill a man based on perceived injustices. Poe uses this conflict to explore the difference between Fortunato and Montresor’s character flaws which led to the major conflict, while simultaneously studying how obsession can control the mind. By studying these downfalls , the story darkly shifts from the carnival celebration to death in the catacombs. The story descends to madness much like how the mind does when it deals with strong fixations.
Edgar Allan Poe is often referred to as “The Master of Macabre.” Poe is known for his eerie, suspenseful, and murderous content throughout his poems and short stories. In his short story, “The Cask of Amontillado,” he tells the story of Montresor, a man who seeks revenge on Fortunato who has laughed at Montresor’s “proud” name. The theme of revenge for “The Cask of Amontillado” is compiled together through the assistance of symbolism and irony. Edgar Allan Poe grew famous for his clever use of symbolism in his stories.
Poe’s first-person narration style in “The Cask of Amontillado” allows the reader to experience the story from a different level and the ability to look at the story from a different light. An unusual perspective. From the mind of a killer, the narrator and main character making him familiar with the reader. Poe focuses more of the thoughts and emotions of the main character rather than physical attributes of Montresor which made for a more intimately disturbing story for the reader.
Edgar Allan Poe is a famous writer in writing detective stories and horror stories. One of his horror stories, “The Cask of Amontillado” was talking about how a man took his revenge to his friend. However, to look deeply in this story, I found that this story was not just simply a horror tale about how a man gets his revenge in the safest way. Instead, it also demonstrates much irony in several areas: the title, the event, the season, the costume, the environment, the characters’ personalities, a man’s dignity and cockiness and at the end, the public order. he are
Bloom, Harold. “Plot Summary of ‘The Cask of Amontillado.’” Bloom’s Major Short Story Writers: Edgar Allan Poe. Ed. Harold Bloom, Gwendolyn Bellerman. Chelsea House Publishers, 1999. 55. Print.
"The Cask of Amontillado" is a macabre short story set during carnival, a time of supposed merriment, but takes a dark twist when the narrator decides to use it as a guise to exact revenge on an acquaintance. The narrator’s perspective on the story remains entirely subjective, giving no motive for deciding to murder his friend, only a vague allusion to "thousands of injuries" and insults (Poe 115). Edgar Allen Poe’s peculiar narrative choices of limited perspective and heavy imagery and foreshadowing give the short story his classic sensations of dread and mystery.
The Cask of Amontillado is a vengeful, brutal short story written by Edgar Allen Poe in the 1840s. This sinister short story is one I have read on several occasions, yet it never ceases to surprise me with a new aspect of this murderous tale that I had never noticed before. The Cask of Amontillado is an eerie short story, that is filled with brilliantly written foreshadowing and an anticipation that captivates the reader to the very end.
Poe starts out with a man, by the name of Montresor, wanting revenge on another man, named Fortunato. Most of the story takes place deep in the Montresor family catacombs. As Montresor lures Fortunato into the catacombs, he chains Fortunato up to a small hole in a wall, bricks it over, and leaves Fortunato to die. Even through the traits of anger, hatred, and revenge, as the story progresses on, Montresor, the main character in “The Cask of Amontillado”, starts to show signs of feeling guilty for wanting to murder Fortunato.